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Show A Child of Calamity. Harriet Weeks. 1903 by Service of The National Publishers Supply Co. Copyrighted Th Author Publishing Company. Tbe first rays of the morning eun lit tbe rigging of a mammoth ocean liner steaming slowly in the Bay of shoulders with the Bengal toward Calcutta. Early as was the hour, a solitary figure leaned over the bulwarks, gazing moodily into the rushing water. Edmund Robson, son of a man high in the employ of the East India Company, saw his dreams of a professional life fade away, while before him loomed India, torrid of atmosphere and generally forbidding. Most young men would have found keen enjoyment in the aovelty of a first visit to a country, so frlch in possibilities, but to this boy. reared in the college atmosphere, the lather's sudden desire for his companionship was as surprising as it was unwelcome. Deep in his own thoughts, Edmund paid little heed to the signs of life on the waking steamship. The panorama before him served only to intensify the bitterness of his musings, which might have continued indefinitely had not the breakfast gong sounded. At table everyone discussed the semi-civilize- petty cares of office life. "Look around, see things and tell me about them," be often said. Edmund was alone the greater part of every day. His books, in the new atmosphere, proved only of spasmodic interest. He was without a purpose a temperate plant in a tropic zone. He wanted the experience of living, the contact with new things; but he did not know that, and so, spent many hours thinking of college days and calling Providence hard names as is the way of the young. tap d, When the house became unbearable, he took long walks through the old town. The English quarter could not hold his restless spirit, so leaving civilization behind, he wandered through the suburbs. There was freedom in every phase of the native life as he saw it and the idea of unrestrained liberty fascinated him. One morning, after a night of restless tossing, he stole out of the bouse, softly shutting the door behind him. The dew lay on the grass and sparkled from brush and tree. The sun, still low YOU PAY rJOTHING UNTIL CURED. certainty that the discovery of his presence In the holy temple meant instant death, and for the moment he wavered; then, with the agility born of necessity, he crawled through the narrow opening. Once Inside, there was plenty of room, and becoming accustomed to the darkness, he stood erect. The footsteps had ceased almost at the threshold and all was still. Then there arose on the noonday air a wall of unutterable woe. Edmund crawled further up into the idol and peered curiously through the eyes of tbe heathen god. Prostrate upon tbe floor, two white figures knelt in the attitude of prayer. The one. with the tranquility of the aged, chanted hta mournful supplications. The other, with the freshness of youth still manifest, raised to the idol a face so convulsed with agony that involuntary the tears started to Edmund's eyes. A pain that mournful cry sounded through the temple. "Woe! Woe!" availed the voice as the young Hindu beat his breast and threw up bis swarthy arms, calling upon the immovable god of his ancestors to aid Mao By E 12, his few months' residence in India at had learned the value of the Buddhist creed to the Hindu. He knew to a A permanent, quick and lasting cure, guaranteed. No cutting, no and no detention from business. Consultation and examination free. CaH ? send for free book, which tells all abou t rupture or hernia, with testimonials from former patients. Read the following testimonial biters of former patients and what Kansas City papers have to say about tbe Doctor. the DR. ERNEST HENDERSON, 103 W. 9th RUPTURE NOW CURABLE. Wonderful Made Advancement Dr. Henderson. Treating by mm tlBf ( K Hip if Kansas City. Mo. and is aa honor to his calling aa w4 as a citizen highly esteemed by alsl In fellow men. He may be consulted at I liny time at. his office, 103 West NlaAs pi reel. Kansas City Sunday Journal, July 26, 1903: Mr. Penke, a Merohant, Takes Pleasure) Rupture is no longer Incurable, exin Recommending Treatment. Qlvee cept perhaps In extremely rare cases, Testimonial Letter In Consolentloaaj pays Dr. Ernest Henderson, Kansas of Suffering Man Benefit for Truth City's eminent hernia specialist. Howkind. ever, It has not been many years slnco Kama City. Kai., May . Met. a reliable treatment for this affliction Dr. Eniet Henderson, KaakU Oty M Sir: I oan new thank yo eavJ was unknown, and surprising as it may forMy Daar your treatment of ma wblla In y muni was aa seem, the methods of former yearB are condition. I am now aa wall ai I In racomnMWCM I and take pleaaure prlda still in vogue In many places. to others your treatment a the beet an on I treatment there ta for rupture. TLfJ "In taking up rupture as a specialty," reliable testimonial la given In consolenllous trulk fef Dr. Henderson said to a reporter, "I the benefit of sufferlne; mankind. CYJ him. was satisfied that tbe old principle Edmund Robson had never seen was Double Rupture Cured in Seven Week wrong and there was an opportunWorn such utter misery. It called forth all By Painless Method. Has Not for a man who would devote time "Guarantee U m True. Since. the sympathy of his nature He forgot ity The and study to improve It A rupture M his own danger In his desiro to comCure or No Pay" Is Attractive. a dangerous thing; no one can tell in fort this stricken soul Suddenly there what Kansas City. Kaa.. Mi? n Me, minute it will cause trouble, and Ernest Henderaon, M. D.. Kanaaa City. came to him the memory of certain I came to yew lew the time may come when relief Is not ..... t u rtinturad on belli ataea. wise sayings conned from an ancient within id not attend to my buMeae. reach. It Is always a Oriental text. Almost unconsciously be bother easy weeka by a painJess even when there lc no pain or You cured, me tn aeven and I baa not worn a truaa am.a I quoted: "It behooveth thee, therefore, apparent danger. To be sure, It was method yo taka jreat pleaaurw tn O! child of calamity, early to fortify ur treatment to the afflicted, knowing yafj no Bmall task to revolutionize the cure any aufferer. Tour guarantee ea owfe thy mind with courage and patience, treatment of rupture, and I am not will . r.iv. nA m la attracUve. aa moat auCew. that thou mayest support with a be- boasting when I say that there are few r hii t)nt a area, deal of money eaJ to set cured. coming resolution thy alloted portion "men who would have worked, studied failed With beet wlehea. I am, Yours truly. EUGENE SAWTWL U St. of human evil. Murmur not, therefore, and 1904 N. as I have done to at the dispensation of God. but correct bringexperimented out a new method and perfect It thine own heart" Slowly and Im so as to be effective in all ctasses of Mr. Elliott's Case Was An Extreme presslvely tbe words rolled from tbe rupture. My success has been my reBad One, and Had to Be Treated tha open Hps of the Idol. Wonder held tbe ward. I have been practicing this Sicond Time. He Is Now Soimi prostrate figures spellbound. For the method for several years, and there and Well. I Make My Guarantee first time In the history of the world, are hundreds of people in Kansas City in Everv Case. Hundreds ef the heathen god had spoken will and vicinity who take great pleasCome to Me and are Cured, they listened until tbe last ure In testifying to its efficacy. People Although Pronounoed Inourable by word died out; then, with a glance of cow oome to consult me from almost Prominent Phyelclane. adoration Into the impassive face of every state In the Union, and I have Sterling. Kaa.. May . Kanaaa CMr. me aetty, mey rusnea rortn inio tie on nie in my office letters from many Dr. Emeet Henderaoa. horn It May Concern: To open air. TVt ta to certify that htram my R cf them ghowing the high esteem in year. I wa afCUtsa iv. Hon. up ta my All was still again as Edmund which they hold the service I have taees roraaew of a character Hi h.rnla out of his hiding place. The dered them." av by a noted surgwoa of this place, aiear a ' examination. I aew Dr. Eraeat IUav afternoon sunshine lay In patches on tn treating rupture Dr. Henderson ttnful ItTt ina adTertleement, Ka csre so pay." ' erttl taf the marble floor. Without, the sleepy j0eB not use a knife, consequently he I CMormlned to try him. In compear eloaai S ' I went to Kaaaas City aa songs of the birds mingled with the has built up an immense practice and l.;ier contrast wtth tha doctor, remaiajng 1aaefer for eeen weeka. Battevtegg Wf drowsy hum of Insects. Stealthily heaow enjoys a national reputation as a treatment well I tureee over the mowey an west haavt. iwtyweA crept from the temple Danger seemed j rupture specialist His plan of no pay After a few month time the treohla M I baring faJth la thadoeter and lurklnsr evervaherfl The vor fr until cured has certainly proven very but would do aa be premie, I went he. wHSeU at my ooadlUow. e4 he adTtoe whispered his whereabouts ax he stole popular. h. wtUln'.y toek ma U 4 treated m. fomr . A moment Dr. Henderson is one of the ablest a cent more pay, an the noiselessly toward the mad more and ho would bo saf merely a men In the medical profession today. Thged me CURED. Yewra traveler on the highway to Calcutta. Only a moment, then almost at his side as he stepped from the hallowed W - W WW Mfjr v spot, a band of Hindu priests came running, eager for a word from tbe 11 UJf god. Surprise held them speechless: Danger rendered Edmund Incapable of Wriui for Oat. 8poImn of Penmanahlp. Free Shorthand lesion and Utb Annual Mmo. movement Once again. fac to face 'log. CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE, isms. osmo vs., kamss city, with deatn. he gathered his scattered force, and with a stiddeo mighty nni I CPC kw tow un MtuiM, msis cut, mo. uumcnuiAL bound sped down Iho road toward the orALUIfiu o Shorthand Bookkeeping. .f baffled 39TH YEAS!. I9.COQ GRADUATES AN3 STUDENTS. SU rooms. 10 1 eacaers iWtoae aa distant town With a yell icmrw " Knsiieh Branches Trleir-pli- y on request. Tyirltln.uiU illustrated catalogu rage, the avenging priests followed in Greggi. tmsioYMfsT P8 M PRESIDENT. A , J F SPALDINQ TELEPHONE 117 MAIN hot pursuit. On and on they ran. The hod a brent one fleeing for his llf of thankfulnot for hi: athletic j prayer the others, fired with reiigj training; AWNING AND TENT CO.. zeal, ran on untiring Tho way Iious long The city seemed, to his We Can save You Money Write fcr PrloeaImagination, to recede as li Md hn On and on The 210 Pboai 0:tlMM Veil lojf j approached. across the road j shadows deepened Kin tli and Minnesota knm, Well nigh exhausted, be lost hope emed pace slackened How paltry KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. his petty dissatisfaction In the face of j death. Life was wweatcr than he bad j No on likes to seem unneigtiborty, Celery Beauty Cult In London. dreamed, and now he was to loxe it. West End beert have when a breeder has been at but green grocers tils He glanced over shoulder The gr4 astonlEked n of late by consldrrably had fallen by the foremost pursuer pains to attain excellence In his Cook, roadside the rel were far behind. prodigious dman'l which bas suddenly U aoems a little unfair that his , He could see the outskirts of good old sprung up for celery. quolntancea shouJd ask to eichaoga or seem to think him extortionate a wave of Is The one. and A a curioua Calcutta, gladness explanation If he asks more for his eggs then the over soul bis weary smart section of and Strengthswept large pretty for theirs. ened by the an'irance of safety, be an get with women, together equally Tbe fa- large section who are not so con strode on toward the town The habtt of biting the nails nay V miliar streets, like old friends, re- splcuotis for good looks, hare created hl by will power In aa oldar The conquered to culL a ringing sponded trel celery beauty but with children cut tha eaUa prson, declared no lignts In his father's bouse beckoned that Experts hare drug rs him home. In truth, this was a homeIn the world has the potency of celery rery close and dip the ends of the In lit or a tie extract t quinine coming. Tbe old restlessness was for producing a clear connexion and gone forever. He. Edmund Robson.! trlghl eyes. quassia was only one of the children of calam- - j It must be eaten raw, say the experts lfy and for hi own edification, the When setting bens, mark th dat al It s not only a bautifier. according words be breathed through the lips of to Its deroteca, but It promotes haH'j setting and of expected hatching f tbe Idol became a part, of hi life In various ways, also inspires enery each tee with a pen and Ink thua: April Thn you do not reel la raTh TTnlf f'1 States and Croat Drit-si- acd good temper . ff r to any memorandum, bit can tB tnethrr hnmf, more letters an I Honey lf exce'.lent In nearly all at a glance oil about them. all tli !Mn of rest tliJ throat and poriodirals lung affections. For a world p'lf togotlir. No woman rra' y maks a fol of a sharp tickling throat Cfnish, a taken every lew motuerits man. Fh tn't iy ffraics from mt spocrjful Among th" prize Riven to ths bcy will quickly allay the irrigation. feting r.lth r;atwre. attending a vnluntary erhool In a Mil-- j 01.ii;)nrf,-(,;. vil!ar tree r:t !y wU-,!The arersge man goes ti i ices on th V.hor, h p'-'ror,.i!sir. of a hnt of soap, a pife vt TsDI tisnii r:r;d to sjik f5L Ultlier two of rocka. young or, GatK flannel, and towel j or old whiskey. reter "Is my halo vn alragit?" I er T" mm St, n.... n-h-an r-- Awe-stricke- . v ren-crawl- we-- V "They Looked With Adoration into the Face of the probable time of landing, and unwillingly, Edmund was drawn Into the conversation. Breakfast over, be strolled "on deck and was soon languidly Interested In watching the numerous small craft swarming around the p'oamer. They bad slowed down perceptibly and the gaily decorated boat danced and bobbed in their wake, while a perfect babel of tongues besought them As it nearcd the mouth of the river, the great liner stopped: the eagor passengers swarmed to Its slJeg, and a number, unable to await tbe more nobcr landing at tbe dock, were soon transferred to the waiting boats, much to the delight of the natives Edmund settled back comfortably in the stern of a quer old rraft. Ills father, and the old boatman, wit ft whom he seemed well acquainted, were conversing In an unknown tongue, and, for the first time wincn his departure from old England, the young toan was genuinely Interested. All around him were boats manned by brilliantly clad natives, and filled with Behind eager, excited passengers. them, the great white steamer loomed gigantic; the blue of the bay vied with the azure sky; rich life and tropical coloring lured bin to momentary The morning was well advanced when they reached tbe wharf. Mr. Robson slipped something Into the old boatman's hand, and then led the way toward the English quarter. Everything was strange. Tbe simple appointments of his new home were unlike anything Edmund bad were ever seen. The native sort-anta constant surprise for the first few days. Afterward he fell Into the !8 bahits of tbe tropics and nothing mattered much, providing be was corrif'.ria: ' had strong notions In Mr. Ilol.-oto y"'i' y.(:i) daveloprnent an rrgrd Cruilv disbelieved In sa Miing young s lux-,ri- o n 1 Deity." the horizon, gave promise of the langourous hours to follow; but to the young man walking with rapid strides through the old town, the beat matured little. He would walk across ountry farther than he had ever gone before, until tbe restless Ores within him burned out. For an hour or two. be kept up the pace of bin college training days, pass-Ing familiar haunts unseelngly; then realizing the futility of his present mood, he siopppd and looked about. Surely the road he bad taken was wild enough to suit tne most exacting. The city lay far behind. All around the luxuriant growth of the tropica held hidden danger. The Jungle stretched on either side. He warned more slowly now, on the alert for a possible foe. Coming to a turn to the road, he paused again, drinking In deep draughts the chaotic The sun beat beauty of the scene on road behind the white blindingly him. Here, spreading palms laden with trailing vines filtered the burning rays. Half hidden In the arms of tbe tropical forest gleamed a temple, exquisite In dealgn. Its open door Invited Undoubtedly it was a shrine long deserted; an Ideal spot In which to rest after his long tramp. How cool It seemed as he entered the sacred precincts. Beautifully wrought rases and Immense water Jars stood on the marble floor. The walls were a marvel In richness of coloring. In tbe middle of the floor a He seemed huge god sat enthroned to fill the room. The Incarnation of heathenism the most potent factor In tho national life. Edmund walked around the Idol admiring Ms wondrous lineaments. At the lak e.f th" pedestal l,e an rc" eno'Tgh to a "roil a man peri'.ir? of pW: r ;:! I. and, ending down, he peered into the opening While in thin position b" heard footns In on -- : fo-.n- l I 1 1 ' A I' pe nniimimm nniiurnnill uullluc, te-eti e WYANDOTTE - - ! ty fla-ge- n n ! I Fb |